Category: Health News
Chronic Back Pain Can Be Managed by Stimulating the Autonomic Nervous System
Aging comes with a lot of changes in the human body – cells weaken and break down faster, bones become weaker, and standing for hours becomes difficult. For some …Contrary to Common Belief, the Risk of Addiction to Ketamine Is Low
Ketamine is an artificial compound that is used as anesthesia during clinical practice to induce loss of sensation. Sometimes, doctors prescribe it for off-label (not under the approval of …
Researchers Find Out How to Better Estimate Soot’s Role in Global Warming
Climate-change models for gauging the effects of black carbon (or soot) from sources including motor vehicles and wildfires, often fall short in terms of accuracy. Observations in new research …Researchers Working To Find New Effective Treatments For Tuberculosis
Treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections is difficult, especially with the emergence of strains that are drug-resistant. Researchers led by University of Oklahoma professor Helen Zgurskaya are now working to …
Neuronal Traffic Jams Explained Using Isogeometric Analysis-Based Models
Neurons, tiny cells which make up the human brain, consist of a cell body and one or several processes projecting from this cell body. In most neurons with many …
University College London: Serotonin Has Little or Nothing to Do with Depression
Depressive disorder is one of the common mental disorders. Others include anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, and eating disorders. Depression is the commonest mood disorder. Its major symptoms include …
New AI System Developed That Can Quickly Pinpoint Sepsis Occurrence
It is normal for the body’s immune system to respond to the invasion of foreign bodies via inflammation, such as during an infection. However, during sepsis, this response to …How the Regenerative Properties of Glioblastoma Can Be Terminated
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) or simply glioblastoma, is a type of cancer characterized by the growth of an aggressive neoplasm (tumor) in the brain or spinal cord. This type of …